UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,600 total reviews)
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Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,600 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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15K reviews
3.0
Feb 1, 2026

Salary

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good hike however very less salary

Cons

No good promotion criteria. Salary offered is low. Management is biased for some employees. Office politics

1.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

strong commitment to modernizing its infrastructure and adopting new technology

Cons

• Longevity via Networking: Survival is often about "who you know." Post-merger politics mean that visibility with senior leadership and legacy-UBS alignment frequently outweigh technical merit. • Authoritarian Leadership: Management often employs a "my way or the highway" approach. Decision-making is centralized, with middle management focused on enforcing standardized global processes rather than local autonomy. • Resistance to Improvement: There is little appetite for challenging the status quo. Suggestions for improving deliverables are often dismissed in favor of "industrialization" and meeting rigid $13 billion cost-saving targets. • Stagnant Development: While training tools exist, actual career progression is slow. Roles are increasingly "trivialized" to fit global models, leaving little room for personalized growth or internal mobility. • Credit Suisse "Rifting": CS employees are reportedly targeted for displacement. As legacy IT systems are decommissioned through 2026, former CS staff often feel like "second-class citizens" facing the brunt of the layoffs. • Wellbeing Oversight: Despite corporate wellness branding, the reality is one of "burnout" and "ruthless" workloads. Mental health concerns are often secondary to the intense pressure of hitting integration milestones.

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